Post by rene on May 19, 2009 18:12:16 GMT -5
I haven't posted in awhile, which in in the case of Charcoal and I usually means no news is good news! Things have really settled down between us. I no longer have to wear the capal tunnel syndrome wrist guards to protect myself from his sharp teeth, and don't have to think twice before I reach over to pick him up, to make sure my exposed skin does not get near his mouth. He has put his teeth on me a few times, but I yelled at him, and he didn't break the skin. I still wear the thick socks, to protect my toes from nips. I think we are both happier, and have become adjusted to each other. He understands my schedule and knows when I will let him out. He is pretty good about coming out when it is time to go back. Sometimes I start early, because I think he falls asleep and either does not hear me and the noise of me shaking his food container, or is sleeping so soundly that he just does not want to get up. Those are the times it takes awhile and when he comes out he looks so sleepy! The times I like the best are when he is sleeping soundly and in order to give him his running around time, I need to wake him up, and he is sweet and cuddly. Until he gets fully awake that is. Then the other favorite time, is when I drape a towel over him, and rough him up with it. He dances, and hops, and lets me chase him, while he makes those HA HA sounds ;D. I always either give him peanut butter or cream cheese to lick off my fingers after play time is over and he has to go back into his cage. I was in the Petsupermarket store last weekend for the vaccination clinic with my dog and while we were standing in line, I was watching the tank with the ferrets. It looked like there were 3 adulrts and one baby. I wanted to look closer, but not all the dogs in line really appreciated each other, so I had to maintain my focus on what my dog was doing and where he was at in relation to the dogs in front of me. Then afterwards all my dog wanted to do was just get out of there pronto, so I didn't get a good look than, either. I gues it really doesn't matter. I don't want to be tempting myself when I can't even think about another one. I already feel guilty about the size of Charcoal's cage. and right now I don't have room for a cage large enough to keep two ferrets comfortable. Amazing. Just a few months ago, I was asking myself what the heck I had been thinking to get one ferret, and now I am sorry that I can only have one!
